The LA Fox Developer Newsletter

December 1997

In December, LA Fox will be hosting its Annual Christmas

Party. Normally, during this meeting, we forego speakers and

just concentrate on having a good time, sharing the spirit and

fellowship of the season.

Two years ago, we implemented two new “firsts”. For the first

time, we actually split up the responsibility of supplying treats

and goodies for the party. It wasn’t a very complicated imple-

mentation. A few people volunteered somebody brought

coffee, somebody brought paper products (plates, napkins,

etc.), somebody brought “auxilliary” goodies so that George

wouldn’t have to work so hard (George Dvorak normally bakes

himself into a tizzy <g>), somebody brought plastic utensils

(knives, forks, and spoons),,,,,you get the idea. It really doesn’t

take a lot of effort, believe me, and it makes it a lot easier for all

concerned. You can volunteer by reaching me at CIS#

72723,3422 or brlee@earthlink.net, or by calling me direct at

800/499-6237, or Twila Miller at tamiller@earthlink.net, or 310/

318-6366

The other “first” was the implementation of a “white elephant”

gift exchange. The idea behind this exchange is to bring a

wrapped “something” that is no longer useful to you but might

be to someone else <g>. Last year, “lucky” recipients received

such valuable gifts as “cheesy” romance novels, copies of

“useful” computer books (The Complete DOS 5.0 Reference,

Understanding Lotus v2.0I. WordPerfect 4 2, etc ), hardware

(2400-baud modems, etc.), stocking stuffers that didn’t quite

turn you on last Christmas, etc. It’s great fun, with lots of

laughs, and provides you an opportunity to pass those white

elephants along to someone “deserving” of such presents. So,

look in the back of your closets and out in the garage I’m

sure you’ll find something. It’s not mandatory that you bring one

since there’s usually plenty to go around, but it does make it

easier.

So come prepared for a good time.

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It Can’t Get Any Easier.......

We’ve come up with an easy way to submit articles to the LA

Fox DeveloperNewsietter one that has been overlooked for

a long time.

You can submit your articles to Barry Lee at CIS# 72723,3422

on Compuserve, orbrlee@earthlink.net.

These articles can be on any FoxPro-related topic, whether it

concerns a new technique you’ve discovered, a certain develop-

ment technique you may favor over others, book reviews, etc.

Editor reserves the right to edit or offer constructive comments

concerning submitted articles and accepted articles shall be

considered to be in the public domain.

The quality of this newsletter really depends on the members

that support it, not just read it. And I think we’d all be surprised

by the useful information that could be circulated around the

membership.

So.

How ‘bout it?

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